[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2780]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      ECONOMY AND FISCAL RESTRAINT

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, there are some days that it probably is 
a little depressing to be a mainstream media reporter.
  In their world, our economy is sinking and the war on terrorism is 
absolutely hopeless.
  Thankfully, in the real world, Americans know that we have 
drastically impacted al Qaeda's ability to attack us, and our economy 
is booming. Yes, it is booming.
  We are expecting growth this quarter somewhere around 4 percent or 
more, and that means jobs. We have created almost 5 million new jobs 
and had 3 years of strong, solid economic growth.
  When you compare our economy to Europe, to most nations, we are in an 
amazing era. Unemployment is below 5 percent. That is outstanding, and 
it is a shame that the mainstream reporters just cannot get the story 
right.
  Our tax policies reduced the burden of taxation on Americans, and 
they have responded as they always do, by creating new jobs.

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